Datuk seri gopal sri ram biography template
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — Hundreds of people turned up at the Nirvana 2 funeral home here today to pay their last respects to former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram. Most of them were from the legal fraternity.
Brilliant. Kind. Witty. Blunt. Hardworking. Gentleman. Extraordinary. Legend.
These were among the common words that trickled from their lips in their remembrance of Sri Ram.
Datuk V. Sithambaram, a senior lawyer who led the prosecution in Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s SRC International Sdn Bhd case, spoke of Sri Ram’s kindness and willingness to share his legal knowledge.
Datuk V Sithambaram speaks to the media after paying his last respects to Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram.— Picture by Hari Anggara
“Apart from being a legend, he can hold court. We all go to court to argue cases, he can go to court and hold court and everybody will listen to him. He can make a serious point with a sense of humour that you will remember at the end of the day. And he can man a comple
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Justice gopal sri ram biography template
Former Malaysian judge, lawyer, and prosecutor (1943–2023)
Datuk SeriGopal Sri Ram (16 August 1943 – 29 January 2023) was a Malaysian judge of the Federal Court, a senior lawyer, and a distinguished constitutional jurist.[1] He was the first practising lawyer in Malaysia to be appointed directly to the Court of Appeal when the court was first established in 1994.[2] He was in active practice almost purely as an advocate until his elevation on 17 September 1994.
Sri Ram had a distinguished career at the Bar and appeared in several leading cases covering a wide area of law. Many of these cases are reported in the Malayan Law Journal, some of which have introduced new principles into the Malaysian common law.[3] He wrote about 800 judgments while sitting in the Court of Appeal and Federal Court between 1994 and 2010.[1]
He represented Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim in his final appeal for al
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This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on February 6, 2023 - February 12, 2023
AS tributes to the late Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram roll in following news of his death, recognising him as someone with a great legal mind and unparalleled knowledge of case law and judgments, for me as a journalist, inom will always remember him as a true patriot.
The 79-year-old former Federal Court judge passed away on Sunday, Jan 29. He reportedly had been hospitalised in mid-January due to a lung infection.
While I only covered the courts on a permanent grund from 2005, I came to know of the legendary Sri Ram when he presided over Fawziah Holdings Sdn Bhd vs Metramac Corporation Sdn Bhd at the Court of Appeal around that time. In the case, his observations in his judgment ruffled the feathers of ganska a few personalities on the corporate and political scenes.
It fryst vatten worth noting that the remarks were later expunged.
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